The Hillsboro girls rallied from a 40-point thumping against Sterling six days earlier, but fell short of an upset against the Black Bears in their rematch Monday night in the first round of sub-state play. Sterling prevailed on their home court, 64-48, to end the Trojans’ season with a record of 8-13. Hillsboro played with more fight on this night, but fell behind 7-0 early in the game, and trailed at the end of the first quarter, 14-4. ...

Seven Warrior wrestlers represented Marion at the Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays Friday and Saturday. By the end of the tournament, Marion boasted one state champion and one fourth-place finisher. In all, six Warriors won at least one match at state. ...

Hillsboro’s four state wrestling qualifiers combined for a 2-8 record at the Class 3-2-1A tournament in Hays over the weekend. Jon Carey, who came in as a regional champion at 132 pounds, claimed both victories and finished 2-2 for the tournament. Carey opened with a 6-5 decision over Rusty Inkelaar of Douglass, then lost by a 14-3 major decision to Macrae Migchel­brink of Atwood-Rawlins County. ...

The pattern has become too familiar over the second half of the season: A strong start by Hillsboro undermined by inconsistent shooting down the stretch. That was the case again last Tuesday as the Trojans ended their regular season with a 58-45 loss to Sterling after leading for most of the first half. ...

Following an uninspired 56-41 loss to Sedgwick last week, coach Jeff McMillin said the Cardinals would see a different team the second time around. That was the case Tuesday, as the Marion boys engaged in a competitive battle and fell just three points short, 43-40, in the end. “I was pretty disappointed after our game last week, but I told them I was real proud of how they played tonight,” McMillin said. ...

The top-seeded Tabor College women lost to No. 8 Saint Mary in the KCAC tournament quarterfinals Thursday, 57-54. “In a situation like a tournament game, the longer you let a team stay in a game—and (Saint Mary) played really well—but the longer you let them stay in it, the more their confidence grows,” coach Shawn Reed said. ...

The Tabor College baseball team picked up a pair of wins over Central Christian Tuesday. The Bluejays opened with an 8-0 shutout. Tabor established an early lead, scoring three runs on two hits and two errors in the first inning. ...

The Tabor College women’s and men’s basketball teams each won KCAC regular season titles after sweeping Ottawa Saturday. The women defeated the Braves, 60-57, while the men earned an 87-73 victory. Both Bluejay teams concluded the regular season with 15-3 conference records and both enter the KCAC tournament as the No. ...

With a three-point victory over Ottawa, the Tabor College women won the KCAC regular season title with a 15-3 record. It is the Bluejays’ first regular season championship since the 2005-06 season. “For us to, in year four, win the regular season outright, after graduating the last two players of the year in our league, says something about where we’re going and who we have in the program,” coach Shawn Reed said. ...

The Tabor College men’s basketball team ended the regular season riding a six-game win streak, giving the Bluejays the regular season title with a 15-3 record. It is the Bluejays’ first regular season championship since the 2004-05 season. “To be able to only lose three games in this conference, that doesn’t happen very often,” coach Micah Ratzlaff said. ...

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